“He died exactly as he lived – with tremendous grace, great dignity and very much on his own terms…” – Alex and Eliza Bolen, www.OscardelaRenta.com From the news of the Pistorius sentence to the death of De la Renta, the name Oscar is a heavy one to hear today. The fallen Paralympic star was given his sentence today (5 years, which effectively boils down to 10 months with parole) for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day last year. But just before this story began its end in court, the iconic designer died at his home in Connecticut, two hours outside of New York where his influence had become stitched into the fabric…

* It’s sad that it’s come to this: Lauryn Hill has started her time behind bars for tax evasion. The Grammy-winning singer, and mother of 6, began a 3-month stint in a Connecticut federal prison on Monday for failing to pay almost $2 million in taxes. * It’s a hard video to watch, but Yasiin Bey, more well known as Mos Def, demonstrates what it’s like to be force-fed, according to ‘standard procedure’ at Guantanamo Bay. The socially-conscious and politically-minded emcee teamed up with UK-based human rights group Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director Asif Kapadia to produce the video, which has got everyone talking. * Things have been good for…